I bring up this group, the Blood Oranges, primarily so I can laud their album The Crying Tree (which, along with their other albums, is sadly out-of-print). I feel it's one of the best of the alt.country/Americana pack. Other artists like Wilco or Steve Earle have gotten all the press, but the Blood Oranges and especially that album deserve some ink. The Crying Tree ranges from giddy bluegrass-derived stomps like "Halfway 'Round The World" to heart-rending dirges like the title song. It was the culmination of their career, though; member Cheri Knight has cut some very good solo records.